Sir Arthur Conan Doyle quotes

You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a …You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.

Humor Silence

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes …Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.

What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people …What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.

Belief

Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the …Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last.

Education Life Life lessons

It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people …It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.

Light

When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must …When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

Truth

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious …There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.

To a great mind, nothing is …To a great mind, nothing is little

Short Mind

I am an omnivorous reader with a strangely retentive memory for …I am an omnivorous reader with a strangely retentive memory for trifles.

Memory Reading

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to …It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

Mistake

Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could …Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.

Reality Mind Life

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most …It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

Life






All Sir Arthur Conan Doyle quotes


The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the …The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.

Love Short Book

Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own …Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting.

Short Women Secret

There is no scent so pleasant to my nostrils as that faint, subtle reek which comes from an ancient …There is no scent so pleasant to my nostrils as that faint, subtle reek which comes from an ancient book.

Book Reading

A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a …A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.

Character Family

I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere …I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.

Watson. Come at once if convenient. If inconvenient, come all the …Watson. Come at once if convenient. If inconvenient, come all the same.

Friendship Humor

My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not …My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know.

You see, but you do not …You see, but you do not observe.

Short

It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very …It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.

Book

'Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?' 'To the curious incident of the …'Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?' 'To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.' 'The dog did nothing in the night-time.' 'That was the curious incident,' remarked Sherlock Holmes.